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A love of food and farming brought us together to pursue a livelihood sown on our leased land in Newcastle. To grow nutrient dense vegetables and medicinal herbs, Woodsholm Farm was birthed under the mantra; "food as medicine." We believe in the vital, life-giving force of whole foods and herbs, and understand them to comprise the roots of personal and planetary health and wellness.
Over the past number of years, Abby has been a
wwoofer
in New Zealand, an
Ecology
teacher, a farmhand at
Lalibela
and Eldertide Farm, a medicine-maker at
Maine Medicinals,
a Wellness Buyer at the
local natural foods store, and a private gardener and landscaper. She now adds farmer to the list. Believing medicinal herbs to be essential to health and wholeness, she hopes to add breadth and depth to her knowledge of growing and processing these plant allies.
Jeffrey fell in love with vegetables while working in the produce sections of various natural food stores in southern Maine. When given an opportunity to try his hand at growing vegetables, he jumped at it. He worked and learned for three years at Lalibela Farm and has since worked with a few other local growers. His vision is to feed his family and produce and share the healthiest, most vital food and medicine with his community.
In 2012, we attended our first market, the
Bristol Area Farmers' Market
and began selling locally to Rising Tide Community Market, Island Grocery, and the Walpole Barn. For the 2013 season, we added a
credit share CSA and attended the Monday Damariscotta Farmers' Market as well.
2013 was also the first year of our participation in
MOFGA's Journeyperson program.
When not in our field, we can be found enjoying the fruits of our harvest,
lacto-fermenting,
foraging, dancing to
live music,
reading, and spending time with Jeff's daughter, Kalina, other family, friends, and our dog, Terrapin.
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